Max Factor: Fantasy Fire Swatch & Review

Allo polish pretties! What an overdue
post, I can't believe its almost been a week since my last post. My
apologies! How are you all doing? Have you had a good week so far?
Things have been kind of hectic here. During the weekend I was busy
watching my partner playing darts. He also took part in a
demonstration where I won a trophy (And let me tell you, a proper
trophy!) for throwing the lowest possible score. Yep, I threw a zero
which means I was throwing darts everywhere but the darts board! What
a laugh it was! Today I am reviewing drug store brand Max Factor's
Fantasy Fire for you guys.

Some Tip Shrinkage Issues..

Max Factor: Fantasy Fire

A confusing Beauty. Read the full review

Colour ~ In the bottle this
appears to be a vibrant multi toned purpled with flecks of fiery red
and fuchsia running through it. If you hold the bottle in your hand
it even looks like you'll see a duo chrome of slight green shining
through. However on the nails the colour is very weak considering on
how impressive the bottle looks. Its incredibly sheer and the green-y
tint was only visible to me in person while lying in bed with very
dimmed lights at certain angles. What you are seeing is
three coats in total. And even with three coats you can see
the white of my nail in bright light so that will give you an
indication of how sheer this shade really is.

Texture ~ 'OK'. I mean.. It was
ok to apply but perhaps a little on the jammy side. It didn't seem
incredibly thick at the time but once I started to apply it I could
see how thick the texture really was. It was like it wanted to be a
jelly polish but wasn't quite there.

Application ~ First of all I
didn't really make friends with its brush. Its a little on the small
side which is not great for good coverage. Don't you just hate having
to keep dipping just to finish one nail? We all
know how that ends. I also noticed some real issues with shrinkage. A
total shocker. The polish on the tips of my nails seemed to keep
vanishing even after applying extra on them. These pictures where
taking just the morning after painting them late at night and I'm
still not impressed with how it looks such a short while after.

Overall ★ ★★ /5 ~ Sorry
for the low score, Fantasy Fire; Because while the shade is indeed
gorgeous it just doesn't want to play well. I like bright polishes
and felt a little deceived by how sheer this one was. That said it is
beautiful and I will enjoy seeing this layered over darker based
polishes.

Are you a fan polishes?

What do you think of this sparkly purple? Have you had any experiences with Max Factor nail polishes ~ what did you think of them?